Thefactory Com Lovefactory 1.3.4 index.php controller path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Thefactory Com Lovefactory 1.3.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument controller leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-1957. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thefactory Com Lovefactory 1.3.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument controller with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Love Factory (com_lovefactory) component 1.3.4 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2010 with isec (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1957 since 05/18/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57849), SecurityFocus (BID 39512†), OSVDB (63803†) and Secunia (SA39471†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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05/18/2010 +32 days 🔍
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08/13/2025 +3800 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Organization: isec
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53243
X-Force: 57849 - com_lovefactory component for Joomla! index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 39512 - Love Factory Component for Joomla! 'controller' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 39471
OSVDB: 63803 - Love Factory Component index.php controller Parameter Directory Traversal Local File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 08/13/2025 19:17
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (49), 09/21/2015 11:21 (6), 09/13/2021 19:55 (2), 09/13/2021 20:02 (7), 08/13/2025 19:17 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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